Brigadier General Denis N'Canha (C), head of the military office of the presidency, gave a press conference announcing the takeover Patrick MEINHARDT

Streets were nearly deserted Thursday in the capital of Guinea-Bissau, with the announcement of election results thwarted by the military seizing power, arresting the president and

Soldiers patrolled the area around the presidential palace in Bissau, and a few people were seen walking along the main road leading to the building, where heavy gunfire rang out the previous day.

Military patrols combed through the capital overnight, according to AFP journalists.

A group of officers on Wednesday said they had seized "total control", suspending the electoral process as the country awaited the results of last Sunday's vote, which President Um

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